Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system?

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Subject	Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system?
Date	2016-03-15 08:58 +1100
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Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> wrote 
> Rod Speed wrote
 
>> There is another workaround that some manufacturers 
>> provide that allows it to boot Win7 from the UEFI drive.

> Asus had no response to my enquiry.  My mobo is ASUS P6X58D-E. 
> It doesn't support the new type of bios. 

Yeah, it's a pretty elderly motherboard. 

> Any insight or guidance would be appreciated.

Looks like you are out of luck.

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Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-13 19:49 -0700
  Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 19:51 +1100
    Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 13:11 -0700
    Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 13:16 -0700
      Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 08:58 +1100
        Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 20:23 -0700
          Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 14:39 +1100
            Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 22:18 -0700
              Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 05:17 +1100
                Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 21:52 -0700
                Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:24 +1100
        Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-04-15 14:22 -0700

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